When Chickens Had Long Legs

The 1900s have been years of great change, perhaps the greatest amount of change in the least number of years since life began. This book is a personal account of this change – one man’s trek through life. It includes glimpses How a family of 11 survived Depression-era poverty; The effect of World War II on those who stayed home; How the past affects (and will affect) the future; A present-day application for flora and fauna – for beauty as well as survival; The conversion of a portion of a slave plantation (El Destino) into a tiny corner of “heaven on earth” (Sweetwater); Time-worn, still-loved recipes including Chitterlings, Greens, Fried Apple Pie, and Buried Muscadine Wine.